• 文献标题:   Graphene morphology effect on the gas barrier, mechanical and thermal properties of thermoplastic polyurethane
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZAHID M, CASTILLO AED, THORAT SB, PANDA JK, BONACCORSO F, ATHANASSIOU A
  • 作者关键词:   composite, gas barrier, graphene, polyurethane, thermal conductivity
  • 出版物名称:   COMPOSITES SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0266-3538 EI 1879-1050
  • 通讯作者地址:   Ist Italiano Tecnol
  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108461
  • 出版年:   2020

▎ 摘  要

In this study, we investigated the effect of the morphology of few-layer (FLG) and multi-layer (MLG) graphene flakes on the gas barrier properties of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films. Composite films of TPU filled with FLG and MLG at different concentrations are prepared by solution blending-casting and hot-pressing, achieving an in-plane alignment of the fillers and, consequently, improving the gas barrier properties. Specifically, the hot-pressed TPU composites loaded with 4 wt% of the MLG with a lateral size distribution of 0.1-25.0 mu m demonstrates a reduction of similar to 81% in the gas permeability compared to the pristine TPU. Additionally, the thermal conductivity of the TPU composite (loaded with 4 wt% of MLG) is enhanced similar to 3 times and the Young modulus increases more than 5 times compared to the pristine TPU.